珠三角地区小型西瓜品种筛选试验

Trial of Small Watermelon Varieties in the Pearl River Delta

为了筛选出适合珠三角地区种植的优良小型西瓜品种,笔者选用了国内优良品种16个,以琼丽为对照,对单瓜重、果实品质等指标进行筛选。结果显示,小型西瓜玲珑、众天1293和众天2013综合性状表现突出,建议在珠三角地区进行推广。

In order to select excellent small watermelon varieties suitable for planting in the Pearl River Delta region,16 domestic excellent varieties were collected for trial with variety Qiongli as a control,and evaluated based on the indicators of single fruit weight and fruit quality. The results showed that the small watermelon varieties Linglong,Zhongtian 1293 and Zhongtian 2013 had outstanding performance in general traits. These varieties were hence suggested to release for extension in the Pearl River Delta region.